Your buddies at Canine Companions for Independence and I wish you and your many readers a very Happy Halloween!

You see, way back on November 9, 1995, my now mom and what would have been my now dad, had he not been called to some other place, certified my yard with the National Wildlife Federation as a Wildlife Habitat. After my would-have-been daddy slipped away on another journey, in his honor my now mom had a very nice woodsy sign made and hung it on our split rail fence to indicate we care about wildlife and live up to the expectations of the National Wildlife Federation.

Well, it’s hard to know exactly when it happened, but someone ripped that sign right off the fence, left a very small scrap of it, making it pretty clear it was done in great anger.

Yep, after all these years we witnessed first hand another unnecessary act of hostility by mankind. Seems wildlife turns out to be our true friends but we mostly always suspected that.

Not to worry, though, because Mom has already made arrangements with the NWF for another sign. However, this time she intends to hang it up in a tree where if some scoundrel wants to display rage he or she may very well end up taking a great fall resulting in a couple of broken heels and/or a smashed head. No deed goes unpunished.

Happy Halloween one and all. Be safe.

Lovingly,
Harley McGuire

Treats are available at storefronts all along the sidewalks and plazas of “Main Street” (SR 89A & The Shops at Hyatt Pinon Pointe) in Uptown, thanks to the merchants. Storefronts are decorated and costumed employees and owners add to the celebration.

Sedona Fire District will give away glow bracelets to promote “Be Safe, Be Seen” and Sedona Police Department will be on hand to help keep it safe.

“Thriller – Ghost Rave” dance performances will take place from 5 to 8 pm at C-Market, on the corner of SR 89A & Jordan Road. Prepare to be mesmerized by these dancers from the local community coordinated by Martha Edwards, all generously donating their time and talent.

Parking is available in Sedona’s Public Parking Lot on Schnebly Road, all along SR 89A and in parking lots at plazas and shops in the area. This free event is made possible by the generosity of all the participating merchants and coordinated by Sedona Main Street Program.

So don your costumes or come as you are for this howling good time! Contact 928-204-2390 Monday-Friday or visit http://www.sedonamainstreet.com. Tell them Harley McGuire, SedonaEye.com Star Paws Up columnist, sent ya!